"his ability to play the banjo helped him develop ""tailgate"", a particular style of playing the trombone with a rhythmic line underneath the trumpets and cornets. When Ory was living on Jackson Avenue, he was discovered by Buddy Bolden, playing his first new trombone, instead of an old Civil War trombone. Ory's sister said he was too young to play with Bolden. Ory had one of the best-known bands in New Orleans in the 1910s, hiring many of the great jazz musicians of the city, including the cornetists Joe ""King"" Oliver, Mutt Carey, and Louis Armstrong, who joined the band"
"Ory's Creole Trombone ""Ory's Creole Trombone"" is a jazz composition by Kid Ory. Ory first recorded it in Los Angeles in 1921 (or 1922, according to other sources). The band included Ory on trombone, Mutt Carey on cornet, Dink Johnson on clarinet, Fred Washington on piano, Ed Garland on bass and Ben Borders on drums. The recording of ""Ory's Creole Trombone"" was released by John and Reb Spikes' short-lived Sunshine Records label. It was the first issued recording session by an African American jazz band from New Orleans. (Contrary to sometimes repeated misinformation that it marked the first jazz recording"
"rehearsals. In 1944 Wilson became a member of a traditional New Orleans band that was a leader of the West Coast revival, put together for the CBS Radio series ""The Orson Welles Almanac"". The all-star band also included Mutt Carey, Ed Garland, Jimmie Noone (succeeded by Barney Bigard), Kid Ory, Bud Scott and Zutty Singleton. Renamed Kid Ory's Creole Jazz Band, the group then made a significant series of recordings on the Crescent Records label. Wilson played with Kid Ory's Creole Jazz Band until 1948. Failing health led him to quit Ory's group, and he died of pneumonia in 1949."
"jazz in the 1940s. In February 1944 Welles asked Marili Morden, proprietor of Jazz Man Records, to put together an authentic jazz band for ""The Orson Welles Almanac"". Within minutes Morden assembled Mutt Carey (trumpet), Ed Garland (bass), Jimmie Noone (clarinet), Kid Ory (trombone), Bud Scott (guitar), Zutty Singleton (drums) and Buster Wilson (piano). Noone and Singleton were the only two musicians who were working regularly. The Depression and the popularity of swing and big band music had forced many jazz musicians out of the business. When Morden and her first husband, Jazz Man founder David Stuart, first discovered Ory"
"and Kid Ory, and as a session musician, usually in an uncredited capacity. In 1967, at the request of producer Bruce Botnick, he contributed orchestral and horn arrangements to the Los Angeles rock band Love's album ""Forever Changes"", now regarded as a classic of the genre. In the 1970s, Angel ran regular rehearsal sessions in Los Angeles, as the David Angel Big Band. Recordings of sessions in 1973 and 1975, not originally intended for release, were eventually issued by VSOP Records in 2015, as ""Camshafts and Butterflies"". Band members included saxophonists Bill Perkins, Bob Cooper and Jackie Kelso; trumpeters Hal"
"Carey took over leadership of the band which was based in Los Angeles, California through the 1930s. In March 1944 Carey rejoined Ory in an all-star band that was a leader of the West Coast revival of traditional New Orleans jazz, put together for the CBS Radio series ""The Orson Welles Almanac"". The All Star Jazz Group also included Ed Garland, Jimmie Noone (succeeded by Barney Bigard), Bud Scott, Zutty Singleton and Buster Wilson. Renamed Kid Ory's Creole Jazz Band, the group then made a significant series of recordings on the Crescent Records label. Carey left Ory's band in 1947"
"recordings made on the West Coast by an African-American jazz band from New Orleans. His band recorded with Nordskog Records; Ory paid Nordskog for the pressings and then sold them with his own label, ""Kid Ory's Sunshine Orchestra"", at Spikes Brothers Music Store in Los Angeles. In 1925, Ory moved to Chicago, where he was very active, working and recording with Louis Armstrong, Jelly Roll Morton, Oliver, Johnny Dodds, Bessie Smith, Ma Rainey, and many others. He mentored Benny Goodman and, later, Charles Mingus. During the Great Depression Ory retired from music and did not play again until 1943. He"
"Kid Sheik George Colar, better known as Kid Sheik or Kid Sheik Cola, (15 September 1908 - 7 November 1996) was a New Orleans jazz trumpeter. He is most associated with Dixieland jazz and was a long-term performer with the Preservation Hall Jazz Band. He got his nickname from his chic style of dress. In youth he took informal lessons from Wooden Joe Nicholas and briefly had a band of his own. He worked with George Lewis in the mid-1940s. Over the years, Kid Sheik performed with many jazz notables, including Harold Dejan's Olympia Brass Band and Louis Armstrong. By"
"Kid Ory's band. He led the house band at New York's famous Metropole Cafe from 1954 until the club ceased its jazz policy in 1965. Allen returned to working under his own name and made numerous tours of the United States and Europe. He was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in late 1966. After undergoing surgery, he made a final tour of England, which ended six weeks before his death, on April 17, 1967, in New York City. He was survived by his widow, Pearly May, and a son, Henry Allen III. Red Allen's trumpet style has been described, by some"
"Kid Rena Henry ""Kid"" Rena (nickname ""Little Turk""; b. Aug. 30, 1898, New Orleans - d. Apr. 25, 1949, New Orleans) was an American jazz trumpeter who was an early star of the New Orleans jazz scene. Rena may have taken lessons from Manuel Perez as a youngster. He and Louis Armstrong played in the same waif's home band, and when Armstrong joined the band on the ""S.S. Capitol"", Rena was named his replacement in Kid Ory's band in 1919. He played with Ory until 1922, when Ory moved to Los Angeles; that year Rena formed his own band. This"
"1945 he recorded it in Los Angeles with Kid Ory's Creole Orchestra. ""Ory's Creole Trombone"" has clear ragtime elements and is closer to the old New Orleans style than the music of many New Orleans musicians who recorded in Chicago, such as King Oliver. The composition is divided into 16-bar sections. Sections A and B follow the original melody closely with improvised variations. Section C functions as a chorus; this part is played in Ory's original recording as collective improvisation, while in Louis Armstrong's later recording the C section works as solo improvisation by Armstrong and clarinetist Jimmie Noone. Ory's"
"Orson Welles Almanac"" (July 12, 1944). Washington continued playing into the 1960s. Freddie Washington (pianist) Freddie Washington (born c. 1900, Houston - date of death unknown) was an American jazz pianist. Washington moved to California around the year 1918, where he joined Kid Ory's band in 1921. He recorded with Ory's band, and it is for his role in these sessions that he is primarily known. He led his own band in the 1920s and 1930s, in addition to playing with Ed Garland and Paul Howard. He recorded on Capitol Records in 1944 with Zutty Singleton, and performed with Kid"
"Roy Eldridge David Roy Eldridge (January 30, 1911 – February 26, 1989), nicknamed ""Little Jazz"", was an American jazz trumpet player. His sophisticated use of harmony, including the use of tritone substitutions, his virtuosic solos exhibiting a departure from the smooth and lyrical style of earlier jazz trumpet innovator Louis Armstrong, and his strong impact on Dizzy Gillespie mark him as one of the most influential musicians of the swing era and a precursor of bebop. Eldridge was born on the North Side of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on January 30, 1911, to parents Alexander, a wagon teamster, and Blanche, a gifted"
"shows. The title song faced a legal challenge from the estate of New Orleans jazz trombone pioneer Edward ""Kid"" Ory, whose daughter Babette claimed that McDonald had appropriated the melody for his song from Ory's classic ""Muskrat Ramble"" as recorded by Louis Armstrong & his Hot Five in 1926. A 2005 judgment upheld McDonald's copyright on the song, claiming that Ory had waited too long to make the claim. The original album sleeve contained a poster for ""The Fish Game"", a huge 22 x 33-inch fold-out board game sheet for throwing a dice and moving five band-member cut-out paper pieces"
"Ory's Creole Jazz Band, the group then made a significant series of recordings on the Crescent Records label. Ory and Scott co-wrote ""Get Out of Here"", one of the 16 sides the band recorded. Scott continued to play with Kid Ory's band. With his academic background Scott also wrote most of the band's arrangements — a talent that earned him the nickname ""The Master"". Scott was one of the jazz greats who performed and appeared in the 1947 film, ""New Orleans"". Uncredited, Kid Ory's Creole Jazz Band performed on the soundtrack of the 1947 RKO feature film, ""Crossfire"", with clarinetist"
"In 2001, the heirs of New Orleans jazz trombonist Kid Ory launched a lawsuit against Country Joe McDonald, claiming that the music of ""I-Feel-Like-I'm-Fixin'-to-Die Rag"" constituted plagiarism of ""Muskrat Ramble"", a number by Ory, recorded by Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five in 1926. In 2005, a court dismissed the suit, holding that the Ory estate had waited too long to make the claim. If the action had been successful Country Joe McDonald would have been required, under law, to pay $150,000 for each live performance of the song in the three years since the lawsuit was filed. McDonald would"
"Billy Hart With Keith Jarrett With Leroy Jenkins With Pat Metheny With Paul Motian With Roswell Rudd & The Jazz Composer's Orchestra With Clifford Thornton & The Jazz Composers Orchestra With Randy Weston With Matt Wilson With Dane Belany With Michel Benita General references Inline citations Dewey Redman Walter Dewey Redman (May 17, 1931 – September 2, 2006) was an American saxophonist who performed free jazz as a bandleader and with Ornette Coleman and Keith Jarrett. Redman played tenor saxophone, though he occasionally played alto saxophone, the Chinese ""suona"" (which he called a musette), and clarinet. His son is saxophonist"
"never led his own recording date, though he recorded extensively with Ory and also did some recording with Louis Armstrong in the 1940s. He died in Sawtelle, California, aged 61. Minor Hall Minor Hall (March 2, 1897 – October 16, 1959), better known as Ram Hall, was an American jazz drummer active on the New Orleans jazz scene. He was the younger brother of Tubby Hall. Minor Hall was born in Sellers, Louisiana. He studied at New Orleans University until 1914, then began playing with Kid Ory in the middle of the decade. He played in various New Orleans ensembles,"
"Kid Howard Avery ""Kid"" Howard (April 22, 1908, New Orleans, Louisiana - March 28, 1966, New Orleans) was an American jazz trumpeter associated with the New Orleans jazz scene. Howard began on drums at about age fourteen, but switched to cornet and then trumpet after playing with Chris Kelly. In New Orleans he played in the 1920s with the Eureka Brass Band, Allen's Brass Band, and the Tuxedo Brass Band. He led his own bands late in the 1920s and early in the 1930s; it was his band which played at the jazz funeral for Buddy Petit. He played in"
"arrest in 2005. With Freddy Merkle With Lester Young With Brasilia Nueve Bill Potts (musician) William Orie ""Bill"" Potts (April 3, 1928, Arlington, Virginia – February 15, 2005, Plantation, Florida) was an American jazz pianist and arranger. Potts played Hawaiian guitar as a child and accordion in his teens. At age 15, he won an accordion competition with a performance of ""Twilight Time"". He picked up piano in high school after hearing Count Basie on the radio. He attended Catholic University of America in 1946-1947, then formed his own group under the name Bill Parks, which toured in Massachusetts and"
"Cody Kilby Cody Kilby is an American bluegrass musician who plays guitar. He is best known for his work with the Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder and the Travelin' McCourys. Cody Kilby was born in Tennessee. He is a musical prodigy who has mastered a wide range of instruments. He picked up his Dad’s banjo at age 8 and by the time he was 11, he had a Gibson banjo endorsement. He began playing his mom’s guitar at 10, at 17, in 1998, he was named the National Flatpicking Champion. He also learned to play Dobro and Mandolin at 13."
"Kid Ory at the Hiawatha Dancing Academy in Los Angeles. In 1923 he formed his own band, the Eccentric Harmony Six; this ensemble recorded on Vocalion Records as the California Poppies in 1923 and the Stompin' Six in 1925. He also performed under the band names Plantation Orchestra and Hartford Ballroom Orchestra. His band scored a regular gig broadcasting on radio stations KNX in 1925 and KFI in 1926. In 1928 Clay took his band (billed as Sonny Clay's Colored Idea) on a tour of Australia, with Ivie Anderson (later a vocalist with Duke Ellington) as one of the singers"
"Bobby Orr (drummer) Robert Orr (born 15 August 1928) is a jazz drummer and session musician. Orr was born in Cambuslang, Scotland on 15 August 1928. His father's name was John Orr. Bobby began playing drums at the age of three, encouraged by his father, a drum major. From the age of 16 Orr also played the trumpet, as a member of Basil Kirchin's band; however, he had difficulties with his embouchure and returned to the drums. In the 1950s and 1960s, Orr was a fixture on the London jazz scene, including as a founder member of Joe Harriott's quintet"
"several times; these recordings were also highly praised. He continued to play in New Orleans at Preservation Hall and other venues up until his death of a brain hemorrhage in 1966. Kid Howard Avery ""Kid"" Howard (April 22, 1908, New Orleans, Louisiana - March 28, 1966, New Orleans) was an American jazz trumpeter associated with the New Orleans jazz scene. Howard began on drums at about age fourteen, but switched to cornet and then trumpet after playing with Chris Kelly. In New Orleans he played in the 1920s with the Eureka Brass Band, Allen's Brass Band, and the Tuxedo Brass"
"in the U.S. Army. He ended his tour with an honorable discharge. Parents Sister Spouse Daughter Bill Ramsay William George Ramsay (""Bill"" or ""Rams""; born January 12, 1929, in Centralia, Washington) is an American jazz saxophonist and band leader based in Seattle. In 1997, he was inducted into the Seattle Jazz Hall of Fame, the top of eight Golden Ear Award categories presented annually since 1990 by the Earshot Jazz Society of Seattle. Ramsay performs on all the primary saxophones – soprano, alto, tenor, and baritone – as well as clarinet (his boyhood instrument), and bass clarinet. Current Past As"
"of traditional jazz, Welles wanted an authentic New Orleans jazz band for his weekly variety show on CBS Radio. Within minutes Morden assembled Mutt Carey (trumpet), Ed Garland (bass), Kid Ory (trombone), Bud Scott (guitar), Zutty Singleton (drums), Buster Wilson (piano), and Jimmie Noone (clarinet, replaced by Barney Bigard after Noone's death). The All Star Jazz Group first performed on ""The Orson Welles Almanac"" March 15, 1944; its last performance was July 12, 1944, on the penultimate show in the series. Their performances on the Welles show were so popular that the band became a regular feature, launched Ory's comeback,"
"Freddie Washington (pianist) Freddie Washington (born c. 1900, Houston - date of death unknown) was an American jazz pianist. Washington moved to California around the year 1918, where he joined Kid Ory's band in 1921. He recorded with Ory's band, and it is for his role in these sessions that he is primarily known. He led his own band in the 1920s and 1930s, in addition to playing with Ed Garland and Paul Howard. He recorded on Capitol Records in 1944 with Zutty Singleton, and performed with Kid Ory's band on a live broadcast of the wartime variety show ""The"
"Apex Club Orchestra in 1928 he moved to California. He was able to make a living as a professional musician through the 1930s, when traditional jazz was eclipsed by big-band swing music, and formed his own trio. In 1944 Scott joined an all-star combination that evolved into Kid Ory's Creole Jazz Band, an important force in reviving interest in New Orleans-style jazz in the 1940s, and he wrote the majority of the band's arrangements. Arthur Budd Scott, known as Bud Scott, was born January 11, 1890, in New Orleans, Louisiana. As a teenager he played with Buddy Bolden; he played"
"Buddy Tate With Ben Webster With Lester Young With Paul Gonsalves Roy Eldridge David Roy Eldridge (January 30, 1911 – February 26, 1989), nicknamed ""Little Jazz"", was an American jazz trumpet player. His sophisticated use of harmony, including the use of tritone substitutions, his virtuosic solos exhibiting a departure from the smooth and lyrical style of earlier jazz trumpet innovator Louis Armstrong, and his strong impact on Dizzy Gillespie mark him as one of the most influential musicians of the swing era and a precursor of bebop. Eldridge was born on the North Side of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on January 30,"
"Vesley's Dixieland band and T-Bone Walker. Kid Ory's Creole Jazz Band closed the program with ""Blues for Jimmie"" in honor of Jimmie Noone, whose widow was in the audience. The proceeds totalled $400, worth ten times that amount today. Scott died in Los Angeles July 2, 1949, aged 59. His obituary ran on the front page of the ""Los Angeles Sentinel"". ""Kid Ory wept during prayers at Bud Scotts's Masonic funeral,"" wrote jazz historian Floyd Levin. ""So did I. It was a great privilege to know this scholarly man."" Scott was buried at Lincoln Memorial Park cemetery in Carson, California."
"Arbors Records in Clearwater, Florida. As leader With Howard Alden With Al Jenkins With John Sheridan With Tom Baker With Randy Reinhart Dan Barrett (musician) Dan Barrett (born December 14, 1955 in Pasadena, California) is an American arranger, cornetist, and trombonist. The earliest mention of Dan Barrett was in the ""Melody Maker"", 10 February 1973, which reported that he played ""Ory's Creole Trombone"" at the end of Kid Ory's Funeral on 28 January that year. He also played with Teddy Buckner, Andy Blakeney, and Alton Redd, all members of Ory's band, during the funeral proceedings. In addition to leading a"
"Jimmie Noone died before any recording had begun. With the exception of Zutty Singleton, who had other commitments, the rest of the group stayed together and was renamed Kid Ory's Creole Jazz Band by Ertegun. The second disc released by Crescent Records features ""Blues for Jimmie"", recorded in August 1944. Jimmie Noone, Jr. (1938–1991), the oldest of Noone's three children, was a jazz clarinetist who made his professional debut in 1964. He made an album with John R. T. Davies in 1985 and began working with Jeannie and Jimmy Cheatham's Sweet Baby Blues Band in 1984. Noone made five albums"
"Jelly Roll Morton, ""King"" Joe Oliver, Kid Ory. The next generation took the young art form into more daring and sophisticated directions, with such creative musical virtuosos as Louis Armstrong, Sidney Bechet, and Red Allen. New Orleans was a regional Tin Pan Alley music composing and publishing center through the 1920s, and was also an important center of ragtime. The blues that developed in the 1940s and 1950s in and around the city of New Orleans was strongly influenced by jazz and incorporated Caribbean influences, it is dominated by piano and saxophone but has also produced major guitar bluesmen. Major"